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Dec

21

2022

NASS to pass new revenue-sharing formula, budget Thursday

Business, Economy, Lifestyle, Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsBudget, Economy, National Assembly, Representatives, Senate

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has transmitted the Finance Bill 2022 to the National Assembly as the federal parliament is billed to pass the 2022 Appropriation Bill by Thursday. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, at the plenary on Tuesday, read out the cover letter of the President on the bill, which was titled ‘Transmission of the Finance Bill 2022 to the National Assembly for Consideration and Passage into Law in Support of the 2023 Budget.’ In the bill, the Federal Government proposed expanding the tax net and more equitable revenue-sharing formula and allocation to state…

Nov

29

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

OMPAN holds Abia Town Hall Summit for Nat’l Assembly candidates tomorrow, Nov. 30

Abia State, Politics2023, Abia State, House of reps, OMPAN, Politics, Representatives, Senate

The Abia Online Media Publishers, a member of the Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria, OMPAN will start Abia Town Hall summit on Wednesday 30 November 2022. In a press release signed by her Chairman, Chief Paddy Anyatonwu, the meeting will provide a formal platform for candidates to share their mission, vision, and motives for seeking elective political offices from Abians. The unique approach of the Town Hall session is that it would allow Abians to closely interrogate the candidates by asking specific questions and seeking clarifications on how those they would entrust with their mandates articulate programs lies and…

Oct

10

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Lawan, Gbajabiamila meet finance minister over 2023 budget

Economy, PoliticsBudget, Economy, National Assembly, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Representatives, Senate

The leadership of the National Assembly, on Thursday, met with the two ministers in the Finance Ministry and top officials of the ministry preparatory to the presentation of the 2023 Budget proposals by the President, Major general Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The National Assembly leadership was led by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, and Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clement Agba, led their team of officials of the finance ministry to the meeting. The…

Oct

05

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Senate directs NLNG to pay N18.4bn compensation to host communities

Economy, Metro, PoliticsEconomy, Metro, Nigeria, Politics, Senate

Senate on Tuesday directed the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG Limited to pay N18.4 billion compensation to 73 communities from Obiafu, Soku to Bonny in Rivers State for acquiring their land and loss of use of the affected land to pipeline Rights of Way. The company was given 60 days within which to make the payment to the affected communities. The resolutions were adopted after the Senate considered the report of its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, chaired by Senator Ayo Akinyelure (APC Ondo Central) that investigated a petition by the communities. Presenting the report, Senator Akinyelure said…

Jun

21

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Breaking: Senate gets new Minority Leader, Whip

Metro, PoliticsNext Level, Nigeria, Politics, Senate

Senator Philip Tenimu Aduda (FCT) has been named as the new Minority Leader of the Senate. Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, made the announcement in a letter he read during the plenary on Tuesday. The letter was signed by the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Samuel Anyanwu. Lawan also announced Senator Chukwuka Utazi as the Senate Minority Whip. The seat of the Minority Leader became vacant following the defection of Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South) from the PDP.